Canelones | |
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 Location of the municipality of Canelones within the department and Uruguay. | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′00″S56°17′00″W / 34.51667°S 56.28333°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Canelones |
| Seat | Canelones |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mabel Curbelo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 226 km2 (87 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 27,338 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Demonym | canario/a |
Canelones is a Uruguayan municipality located in the department of Canelones. Its seat is the city of Canelones.
The municipality is located in the central-western region of the department of Canelones, south of the creek Canelón Grande.
Canelones is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay. Its name is derived from a species of cinnamon, which is called "canelón", growing along the banks of the homonymous river. Since 2010, the city is also the seat of the municipality of Canelones.
The Departamento de Canelones is one of the 19 Uruguayan departments. With an area of 4,536 km2 (1,751 sq mi) and 518,154 inhabitants, it is located in the south of Uruguay. Its capital is Canelones.
Carrasco may refer to:
Tala is a town in the north of the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Shangrilá is a coastal resort or residential neighbourhood of the Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones Department of Uruguay.
Pando is a city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. It is an important commercial and industrial centre which has become part of the wider Montevideo metropolitan area.
General Seregni is a town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Empalme Olmos is a village in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Montes is a village in the east of Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Parque del Plata is a city of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Salinas is a city and resort of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Route 6 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1981, it was assigned the name Joaquín Suárez. It connects Montevideo with the northeast of Rivera Department, at Vichadero, with an extension reaching the border with Brazil. The road is approximately 428 kilometres long till Vichadero.
Parque Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay.
Lagomar is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay.
San José de Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay.
Barra de Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay. Its name means "mouth of the Carrasco Creek".
El Bosque is a small neighbourhood of Ciudad de la Costa in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.
Paso de Carrasco or Paso Carrasco is a city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay.
The municipality of Aguas Corrientes is one of the municipalities of Canelones Department, Uruguay, established on 15 March 2010. Its seat is the city of Aguas Corrientes.
The municipality of La Floresta is one of the municipalities of Canelones Department, Uruguay, established on 15 March 2010. Its seat is the city of La Floresta.
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